The Bygones Users Mailing List

The Bygones Users Mailing List is a mailing list for Bygones Users to discuss and help each other use Bygones.

Table of Contents
A. Quick Instructions
B. Purpose
C. Two Versions to Choose From
D. E-Mail Addresses to Use
E. Sending Commands to SmartList & RootsWeb
F. Viewing Archived Messages.

Other Bygones Web Pages
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Bygones Users Database Sharing Page

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A. QUICK INSTRUCTIONS

1. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to:
   Bygones-Users-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages), or
   Bygones-Users-D-request@rootsweb.com (for a digest of multiple messages)
   
   In the body include only one word: subscribe
   (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command)
   
2. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to:
   Bygones-Users-L-request@rootsweb.com (for those getting individual messages) or
   Bygones-Users-D-request@rootsweb.com (for those getting a digest of multiple messages)
   
   In the body include only one word: unsubscribe
   (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command)
   
3. To post messages to everyone on the list, send your e-mail messages to:
   Bygones-Users-L@rootsweb.com

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B. PURPOSE

The Bygones Users Mailing List is primarily an e-mail list for Bygones users to discuss and help each other learn and use Bygones. In addition to discussing Bygones, users may discuss related topics, such as various genealogical filing systems, scanning tips, etc. Please treat other list subscribers courteously and with respect; even if/when they bring up topics you don't feel are directly related to Bygones. If you see a message that you are not interested in, please just delete and ignore it.

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C. TWO VERSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM

There are two versions of the Bygones-Users mailing list:
1) The mail mode (Bygones-Users-L); and
2) The digest mode (Bygones-Users-D).

The Bygones-Users-L mail mode is for people who would like individual e-mail messages delivered to their e-mail address. As each subscriber to the list sends messages to the list address, you will receive a separate e-mail of the message. To subscribe to the mail mode of the Bygones-Users mailing list, send an e-mail message to: Bygones-Users-L-request@rootsweb.com with one word in the body of the message: subscribe.

The Bygones-Users-D digest mode is for people who would like to receive a daily digest e-mail of all the messages sent to the Bygones-Users mailing list that day. As each subscriber to the list sends messages to the list address, they are put into a digest to be delivered later. The digest is generated approximately once a day and delivered to digest subscribers. This option is handy for people who don't want multiple messages to accumulate in their mailbox. To subscribe to the digest mode of the Bygones Users Mailing List send an e-mail message to: Bygones-Users-D-request@rootsweb.com with one word in the body of the message: subscribe.

To change from the mail mode (Bygones-Users-L) to the digest mode (Bygones-Users-D), or visa-versa, you will need to first unsubscribe from the one you no longer wish to receive; and then subscribe to the one you want to receive.

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D. E-MAIL ADDRESSES TO USE

There are three separate e-mail addresses to use in order to participate in this list:

1. To send MESSAGES to ALL subscribers on either version of the list use:
Bygones-Users-L@rootsweb.com

2. To send COMMANDS to the computer & SmartList software that runs this list use:
Bygones-Users-L-request@rootsweb.com (for subscribers of the mail mode)
Bygones-Users-D-request@rootsweb.com (for subscribers of the digest mode).

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E. SENDING COMMANDS TO SMARTLIST & ROOTSWEB

To subscribe, unsubscribe or make other changes to your mailing list subscription, you will send "commands" to the computer and the SmartList software on RootsWeb. You send these commands by entering them in the body of your e-mail, with no other text or signatures, to one of the following e-mail addresses:

Bygones-Users-L-request@rootsweb.com (to subscribe or unsubscribe from getting individual messages)
Bygones-Users-D-request@rootsweb.com (to subscribe or unsubscribe from getting a digest of multiple messages).

To manage your subscription, send an e-mail message to one of the addresses above and use any of the following commands, typed within the body of your e-mail message. Type ONLY one of the commands as it is shown below. Do not add any extra words or lines of text:

subscribe
unsubscribe
get welcome.txt. (When using the "get" command, include one word in the subject line: archive.)

Do NOT use a signature file attached to the e-mail message. The software reads your message and tries to answer each command it finds. When it runs across your signature file it gets a bit confused and will send you a message stating something like 'Do not recognize command 'Jones'. Do not recognize command "Smith", etc.

F. VIEWING ARCHIVED MESSAGES

If you would like to view archived messages from the Bygones-Users-L mailing list, you may do so at:
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/BYGONES-USERS-L/.

The Bygones Users Mailing List is generously hosted by RootsWeb. If you're not familiar with their wonderful services, you should be. Learn more about them at their website at: http://www.rootsweb.com.

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